提起民謠詩人Dan Fogelberg，你一定聽過他的抒情暢銷佳作"Longer" ，以及"Leader Of The Band"；"Hard To Say"...等。
相較於Chris De Burgh 的深情華麗；John Denver 的平易樸實；Jim Croce 的憂鬱滄桑，Dan Fogelberg 的曲風則顯得深沉而溫馨。
【Longer】是對戀人的真摯愛語，恆久不變的誓言，款款深情愛的詩篇。
【Leader Of The Band】則是Dan Fogelberg 一首自傳式的作品，主要是描述他父親對音樂的熱愛所帶給他的莫大影響，對親情的感念表露無疑，真摯而感人。
*【Longer】：
http://www.hbzy.org/amusements/musics/oscar/songs/Longer.mp3
http://mp3.baidu.com/r?url=http://ftzx.szftedu.cn/homepage/qax/pic/Longer.MP3
我更喜愛【Heart Hotels】的心靈迴響，以及【Run For The Roses】的發人深省：
And it's run for the roses as fast as you can
Your fate is delivered, your moment's at hand
It's the chance of a lifetime in a lifetime of chance
And it's high time you joined in the dance
It's high time you joined in the dance
【Run For The Roses】：
http://www.mightyforum.com/roses/run_for_the_roses.rm
這些歌曲不僅旋律讓人想不斷的 repeat，歌詞所描述的也正是我們不斷重覆得到亦不斷失去的...。容易讓人朗朗上口的通俗旋律，從 Fogelberg 溫暖的嗓音詮釋出來，有如寒冬裡的懷爐，讓人暖上心頭。
另一首【Same Old Lang Syne】最讓我難以忘懷。他自敘與舊情人的偶然重逢，往事歷歷如昨。平實流暢地述說那一幕幕，每每聽這首歌，心情總難免落寞。尤其曲末saxophone 的驪歌演奏，心酸...油然而生。
*【Same Old Lang Syne】情景依舊／Dan Fogelberg：
http://61.128.101.130:4080/song//newmusic/000056/17.wma
Met my old lover in the grocery store
在雜貨店裡遇見了舊情人
The snow was falling Christmas Eve
那是下著雪的耶誕節前夕
I stole behind her in the frozen foods
在冷凍食品區，我偷偷躲在她背後
And I touched her on the sleeve
然後碰了一下她的袖子
She didn't recognize the face at first
起初她沒有認出我來
But then her eyes flew open wide
但她突然睜大眼睛
She went to hug me and she spilled her purse
過來抱住我，錢包掉到地上
And we laughed until we cried
我們笑到淚水盈眶
We took her groceries to the checkout stand
我們把她買的東西一起拿到櫃檯
The food was totalled up and bagged
結果全部被裝在一塊兒算帳
We stood there lost in our embarrassment
我們楞在那兒有點尷尬
As the conversation dragged
就這樣有一搭沒一搭的談著
We went to have ourselves a drink or two
於是想找個地方喝兩杯
But couldn't find an open bar
卻找不到半家酒吧
We bought a six-pack at the liquor store
只好去買一手啤酒
And we drank it in her car
在她的車裡喝了起來
We drank a toast to innocence
我們為純真的歲月互敬
We drank a toast to now
為此時此刻舉杯
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
我們試圖排除這份空虛
But neither one knew how
卻無能為力
She said she'd married her an architect
她說她嫁給一個建築師
Who kept her warm and safe and dry
她的生活飽暖無虞，平實無味
She would have liked to say she loved the man
她很想說她愛這個男人
But she didn't like to lie
但她不想說謊
I said the years had been a friend to her
我說她還是那樣
And that her eyes were still as blue
迷人的雙眼湛藍如昔
But in those eyes I wasn't sure if I saw
但我不確定，她的眼底顯露出的
Doubt or gratitude
是懷疑還是感激
She said she saw me in the record stores
她說她在唱片行裡看到了我（的專輯）
And that I must be doing well
說我八成過得不錯
I said the audience was heavenly
我說歌迷讓妳置身如天堂
But the traveling was hell
但巡迴演唱的日子卻仿若地獄一般
We drank a toast to innocence
我們向純真年代敬酒
We drank a toast to now
為此時此刻乾杯
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
我們試圖排除這份空虛
But neither one knew how
卻始終無能為力
We drank a toast to innocence
我們敬天真無邪
We drank a toast to time
為時光荏苒乾杯
Reliving in our eloquence
我們再次爭辯不休侃侃而談
Another 'auld lang syne'...
那是另一幅美好的昔日情景
The beer was empty and our tongues were tired
啤酒喝完了，話也說累了
And running out of things to say
話題都聊光了
She gave a kiss to me as I got out
我下車時，她輕吻我
And I watched her drive away
我看著她的車駛離
Just for a moment I was back at school
那一刻我彷彿又回到了學生的時光
And felt that old familiar pain
感受到那熟悉的舊傷痛
And as I turned to make my way back home
驀然回首，我轉向回家的路
The snow turned into rain
雪，如雨水般淌下
bodyheat 譯 2003.12.16
** auld lang syne 是蘇格蘭語，意即～美好的昔日情景。
auld = old，lang = langauge（文字以外的表意方式）
syne = since then；ago...
** 圖片：傍晚的旗津海岸
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http://mypaper.pchome.com.tw/news/paulineshy/3/3333427/20030709125231
‧民謠詩人「丹佛格伯」的音樂圖像／銀河西洋音樂城
(線上廣播詳細介紹 & 歌曲聆聽)：
http://www1.iwant-pop.com/a-d0008/?sn=a-d0008_20000302_01
‧【THE VERY BEST OF DAN FOGELBERG】Dan Fogelberg 精選輯：
EPIC 發行（2001/07/01）：
http://www.books.com.tw/exep/cdfile.php?item=0020076106
‧【The Essential DAN FOGELBERG】丹佛格伯／世紀典藏
新力哥倫比亞 發行（2003/07/01）：
http://db.books.com.tw/exep/cdfile.php?item=0020091257&PHPSESSID=917740b524ad1d05eac5e2525c3539be
